Question

heating a protein can cause it to denature, or unfold. what would happen to the function of a protein in a denatured state? the protein function would be much slower than normal. the protein function would change and end up damaging the cell. the protein would not be functional because the three - dimensional shape dictates proteins function. nothing would happen because protein function is determined solely by the sequence of amino acids and not by the three - dimensional shape. the amino acids that make up the protein would fall apart because the bonds that hold them together are weak.

Explanation:

Proteins' functions are highly dependent on their three - dimensional shapes. Denaturation disrupts this shape, rendering the protein non - functional. The sequence of amino acids is important for folding into the correct 3D shape, but once denatured, the shape is lost and so is the function.

Answer:

The protein would not be functional because the three - dimensional shape dictates protein's function.